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    Indian Special Forces

    I agree, the money has to come from the Finance Ministry and it generally comes pretty late for most govt departments. However, I also believe that the pathetic situation of the SF is a mixture of both the reasons, apathy at the part of the senior leadership of the military who do not know where...
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    Indian Special Forces

    India has an inept bureaucracy in every organisation. Basically after so many years of socialism, babugiri has become a part of our DNA. I work in a govt organisation and any effort on my part to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and paper work is met by a staple statement from my juniors and some...
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    Indian Special Forces

    You'll have to take a hard look at the quality of officers we are getting in the armed forces. On the one hand you have cadets from West Point being awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford and on the other hand you have several SSC army officers displaying their dismal marks in class...
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    Indian Special Forces

    Gojirra
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    Indian Special Forces

    It all depends on the quality of men (especially those joining the officer cadre) the armed forces attract. Furthermore, the exposure of the men to latest technology and thinking. At West Points cadets specialising in economics are taken to the US Federal Reserve in order to make them understand...
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    Indian Special Forces

    A noob question but nevertheless I thought of asking it here. Does the Shayetet 13 extensively use AK-47? If yes, then why do they use the rifle? What advantage does it provide them compared to an M4 which is used by Sayeret Matkal?
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    Indian Special Forces

    Sorry, my bad, yes he is a brigadier now.
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    Indian Special Forces

    Is this Col Shekhawat in the photo ?
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